THE ALLIES' POLICY IN RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 83, 2 January 1919, Page 5

THE ALLIES' POLICY IN RUSSIA

STATEMENT BY FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER THE PLAN TO CRUSH BOLSHEVISM By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrleht. London, December 31. In his speech in the Chamber of Deputies, the Foreign Minister, M. Pichon, said: "We have gone to Archangel and Siberia and cleared the Transiberian railway in order to preserve for ourselves potential means of intervening the moment intervention may necessary in a country where people of our nation may be in danger. We liave landed troops at Odessa and Batum only until the Rumanian armies shall be reconstructed. . The Allies aim at preserving healthy portions of Russia against the Bolslieviki, but the strictest orders have been given to the military chiefs that the to crush Bolshevism must be made by Russian forces. There is not a single man arriving frrm Russia— not even the most out-and-out Socialist— who has not warned me against tho Bolshevik Government, and urged me tb Mate this scourge, at any price. The allowing of Russia to continue to exist in a state of civil war, with the present hateful, abominable Government, would not be a peace of justice. We should be constantly threatened with n resumption of hostilities."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH IN THE BALTIC LANDING WITH ESTH.ONIAN TJiOOPS. CRec. January 2, 1.40 a.m.) Stockholm, December 31. Esthonian troops from Kveval landed at Portakunda with British i;aval a/sisfctauce, forcing the Bolsheviki to retire eastward. The British Admiral in the Baltic has assured the Lithuanian Gov: eminent that the Allies will do their utmost to resist the Bolshevik invasion.— Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Assn. SITUATION IN NORTH RUSSIA ALLIES' CONTROL UNRELAXED. (Rec. January 1, 7.35 p.m.) Washington, December 31. • M. Martiuzine, representative of the United States with the Archangel. Government,' says that the situation in Northern Russia is not. 6erious. The Allies' control is unimpaired.' German officers are commanding the Bolsheviki.—Aus.N.Z.' Cable. Assn. . THE FRENCH ADVANCE ON KIEFF ' RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER ALLIES. (Rec. January 1, 7.35 p.m.) New York, December 31. A message from Constantinople states that Russian volunteers helped the French Army in its advanco through Bes- • sarabia towards Kieff.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Aesn. POLES CAPTURE POSEN Warsaw, December 81. . The Poles ha\ v e captured. Posen.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. < BOLSHEVIK WIN-WARSAW (Rec. January 1, 7.35 p.m.) Warsaw, December 31. Bolshevik sympathisers marched to the Hotel Bruhlin and demanded the release of the Bolshevik agents. Polish troops fired at the crowd, killing many people.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TORTURED AMEN MURDERED AWFUL FATE OF EX-TSAR'S , , family; (Rec. January 1, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, December 31. Speaking; in the Chamber of Deputies, M. Pichdri stated that- Prince Lvoff told him that the'ex-Tsar's family .were tortured all night long before'"the end. They were assembled one by one in a room, placed on a chair and prodded with bayonets. They were then murder-, ed. The room neit day was a pool of blood.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ,